2002 Sheffield City Council election

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2002 Sheffield City Council election
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  2000 2 May 2002 2003  

One third of seats (29 of 87) to Sheffield City Council
44 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Seats won19100
Seat changeIncrease2.svg7Decrease2.svg5Steady2.svg0

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Map showing the results of the 2002 Sheffield City Council elections.

Majority party before election

Liberal Democrats

Majority party after election

No Overall Control

Sheffield City Council elections took place on 2 May 2002. One third of seats were up for election. Since the previous election, the Liberal Democrats and Labour had each suffered one defection - Ronald Shepherd left the Labour grouping to sit as an Independent and Lib Dem Matthew Dixon defected, firstly as an Independent and then to the Conservatives. In this time an earlier Lib Dem defector, Trefor Morgan, also changed from an Independent to Liberal.

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Following this election, the council returned to no overall control, as the sizable swing from Lib Dem to Labour allowed Labour to gain five seats directly from the Lib Dems, and two from earlier defections, making Labour narrowly the largest party with 43 seats to the Lib Dem's 42. Overall turnout was 30.0%. [1]

Election result

Sheffield Local Election Result 2002
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1970+765.544.550,165+7.2
  Liberal Democrats 1005-534.536.641,214-8.4
  Conservative 00000.013.615,338-0.5
  Green 00000.03.33,764+1.1
  Socialist Alliance 00000.00.7834+0.6
  Independent Labour 001-10.00.5526-0.6
  UKIP 00000.00.4442New
  Independent 00000.00.2207N/A
  Socialist Labour 00000.00.1106±0.0
  Socialist Alternative 00000.00.1101-0.1

This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Labour3643
Liberal Democrats4742
Conservatives22
Independent Labour10
Liberal10
Total8787
Working majority 7  -1 

Ward results

Beauchief [1] [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Moore* 2,740 52.2 −7.6
Labour Beverly Wright1,60330.6+4.4
Conservative Christine Bradley67712.9−1.0
Independent Gemma Lock2073.9+3.9
Rejected ballots160.3
Majority 1,13721.7−12.0
Turnout 5,24336.4+3.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -6.0
Birley [1] [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Pye 2,775 58.0 +9.3
Liberal Democrats Judy Webster1,72336.0−8.0
Conservative Evelyn Millward2825.9−1.5
Rejected ballots70.1
Majority 1,05222.0+17.3
Turnout 4,78734.2+3.5
Labour gain from Independent Labour Swing +8.6
Brightside [1] [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alf Meade* 1,891 71.6 +7.8
Conservative Pat Maloney38014.4+3.5
Liberal Democrats Jawaid Qazi2569.7−12.3
Socialist Labour Robert Morris1064.0+0.6
Rejected ballots90.3
Majority 1,63557.2+20.2
Turnout 2,64223.6+4.7
Labour hold Swing +2.1
Broomhill [1] [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Whitehouse* 2,192 55.4 −1.9
Labour Martin Newsome70517.8−3.3
Conservative Mark Fox56614.3+0.0
Green Gillian Booth43811.1+3.8
UKIP Nigel James350.9+0.9
Rejected ballots200.5
Majority 1,48737.6+1.4
Turnout 3,95626.0+1.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +0.7
Burngreave [1] [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jackie Field 1,555 61.1 +23.7
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Hafiz48519.1−4.8
Conservative Nicholas Bryan1847.2−1.0
Socialist Alliance Alison Brown1596.2+4.2
Green Chris Sissons1455.7+2.4
Rejected ballots150.6
Majority 1,07042.1+28.5
Turnout 2,54329.7+2.0
Labour hold Swing +14.2
Castle [1] [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike King* 1,414 70.1 +4.7
Liberal Democrats Michael Coleman25912.8−5.3
Green Graham Wroe1909.4+3.9
Conservative Michael Young1487.3−1.3
Rejected ballots60.3
Majority 1,15557.2+10.1
Turnout 2,01723.4+3.7
Labour hold Swing +5.0
Chapel Green [1] [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Pat Fox 2,333 48.5 −6.8
Labour Sheila Tyler2,07243.0+7.1
Conservative Anne Smith3948.2−0.6
Rejected ballots130.3
Majority 2615.4−13.9
Turnout 4,81226.7+3.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -6.9
Darnall [1] [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammad Altaf 2,287 53.4 −4.8
Liberal Democrats Shaffaq Mohammed 1,21228.3−5.5
UKIP Jonathan Arnott4079.5+9.5
Conservative Gordon Millward3578.3+0.3
Rejected ballots210.5
Majority 1,07525.1+0.7
Turnout 4,28432.3+5.0
Labour hold Swing +0.3
Dore [1] [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Colin Ross* 3,208 48.6 +7.4
Conservative Graham King2,50638.0−8.6
Labour Don Henderson70110.6−1.5
Green Dawn Biram1662.5+2.5
Rejected ballots120.2
Majority 70210.6+5.3
Turnout 6,59344.7+4.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +4.0
Ecclesall [1] [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Roger Davison* 3,481 57.1 −0.1
Conservative Kevin Mahoney1,88430.9+3.6
Labour Farhat Rafiq69411.4+0.1
Rejected ballots400.6
Majority 1,59726.2−3.7
Turnout 6,09940.5+2.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -1.8
Firth Park [1] [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Barton* 2,271 80.2 +13.8
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Nazir30010.6−11.0
Conservative Neville Paling2358.3−3.6
Rejected ballots250.9
Majority 1,97169.6+24.9
Turnout 2,83125.5+4.8
Labour hold Swing +12.4
Hallam [1] [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Duncan Kime* 3,746 56.0 +0.1
Conservative Alan Ryder2,04630.6+0.8
Labour William Breakell87813.1−1.1
Rejected ballots160.2
Majority 1,70025.4−0.7
Turnout 6,68646.7+7.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -0.3
Handsworth [1] [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ray Satur* 2,426 64.3 +9.1
Independent Labour Elsie Smith52613.9−1.3
Liberal Democrats Allan Wisbey43011.4−8.2
Conservative Laurence Hayward38610.2+0.3
Rejected ballots40.1
Majority 1,99650.4+17.4
Turnout 3,77226.8+3.5
Labour hold Swing +5.2
Heeley [1] [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terence Fox 1,878 44.0 +5.9
Liberal Democrats Steve Ayris*1,47634.5−13.8
Green Robert Unwin49611.6+3.9
Conservative Deborah Richmond2295.3−0.6
Socialist Alliance Richard Pitt1864.3+4.3
Rejected ballots60.1
Majority 4029.4−0.9
Turnout 4,27133.6+6.8
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +9.8
Hillsborough [1] [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert MacDonald 2,019 47.9 +11.9
Liberal Democrats Chris Tosseano*1,43434.0−16.5
Conservative Thomas Seaton4159.8+0.1
Green Chris McMahon2375.6+1.7
Socialist Alliance Nicholas Riley1062.5+2.5
Rejected ballots60.1
Majority 58513.9−0.7
Turnout 4,21730.5+4.6
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +14.2
Intake [1] [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martin Lawton 2,213 53.1 +11.1
Liberal Democrats Louise Truman*1,46035.0−15.2
Conservative Freda Hutchinson3257.8+0.1
Green Eamonn Ward1433.4+3.4
Rejected ballots240.6
Majority 75318.1+9.8
Turnout 4,16529.8+4.0
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +13.1
Manor [1] [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jan Fiore* 1,354 75.7 +9.5
Liberal Democrats Tony Fox25714.4−2.3
Conservative Andrew Watson1779.9+0.1
Rejected ballots00.0
Majority 1,09761.3+11.8
Turnout 1,78821.9+4.0
Labour hold Swing +5.9
Mosborough [1] [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Samuel Wall 3,570 61.0 +10.1
Liberal Democrats Mike Reynolds1,15319.7−12.8
Conservative Shirley Clayton1,09318.7+2.0
Rejected ballots370.6
Majority 2,41741.3+23.0
Turnout 5,85322.2+3.2
Labour hold Swing +11.4
Nether Edge [1] [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andy White* 2,275 49.0 −10.5
Labour Nick Simmonite1,34529.0+4.2
Green Mervyn Smith4489.6+2.1
Conservative Qari Siddique3457.4−0.6
Socialist Alliance James Oliver2154.6+4.6
Rejected ballots90.2
Majority 93020.0−14.8
Turnout 4,63738.7+6.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -7.3
Nether Shire [1] [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Doreen Newton* 2,075 77.2 +13.6
Liberal Democrats Jim Tosseano34212.7−11.2
Conservative Marie Weston2599.6−1.0
Rejected ballots100.4
Majority 1,73364.5+24.9
Turnout 2,68623.9+4.5
Labour hold Swing +12.4
Netherthorpe [1] [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Holmes* 1,367 45.2 −11.3
Labour John Campbell1,00533.2+4.2
Green Bernard Little51016.8+6.5
Conservative Ian Ramsey1264.1−0.0
Rejected ballots180.6
Majority 36211.9−15.6
Turnout 3,02625.3+4.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -7.7
Norton [1] [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Garry Weatherall 1,714 47.6 +10.5
Liberal Democrats Gail Smith*1,34137.3−15.4
Conservative Peter Smith36010.0−0.1
Green Peter Hartley1504.2+4.2
Rejected ballots310.8
Majority 37310.4−5.1
Turnout 3,59632.7+4.4
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +12.9
Owlerton [1] [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Hanson 2,137 77.0 +21.2
Liberal Democrats Dave Dawson36513.1−22.7
Conservative Eric Kirby2077.4−0.8
Socialist Alliance Richard Morris541.9+1.9
Rejected ballots100.3
Majority 1,77263.9+43.9
Turnout 2,77325.9+4.8
Labour gain from Liberal Swing +21.9
Park [1] [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Julie Dore* 1,403 61.4 +20.2
Liberal Democrats Krystyna Haywood65628.7−26.2
Socialist Alternative Terry Wykes1014.4+3.2
Conservative Mike Ginn743.2+0.5
Green Steve Marshall492.1+2.1
Rejected ballots30.1
Majority 74732.7+19.0
Turnout 2,28625.1−0.6
Labour hold Swing +23.2
Sharrow [1] [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jean Cromar* 1,475 56.2 −1.8
Liberal Democrats Haq Hawaz49718.9−6.2
Green Jillian Creasy32112.2+3.7
Conservative Celia Dutton1997.6−0.7
Socialist Alliance Angela Shann1144.3+4.3
Rejected ballots200.7
Majority 97837.2+4.4
Turnout 2,62622.9+2.9
Labour hold Swing +2.2
South Wortley [1] [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Vic Bowden* 2,529 44.7 −13.2
Labour Mike Furniss2,20939.1+10.9
Conservative James Dale89215.8+1.9
Rejected ballots210.4
Majority 3205.6−24.1
Turnout 5,65130.4+4.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -12.0
Southey Green [1] [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve Wilson 1,781 81.2 +10.7
Liberal Democrats John Bowden25411.6−7.3
Conservative Marjorie Kirby1587.2−3.4
Rejected ballots10.0
Majority 1,52769.6+18.0
Turnout 2,19423.1+4.6
Labour hold Swing +9.0
Stocksbridge [1] [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Martin Brelsford* 1,708 60.5 −4.2
Labour Stephanie Thomas86930.8+6.6
Conservative Paula Axelby2268.0−3.0
Rejected ballots180.6
Majority 83929.7−10.9
Turnout 2,82126.6+3.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -5.4
Walkley [1] [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Veronica Hardstaff 1,846 43.2 +8.3
Liberal Democrats Vickie Priestley*1,73540.6−13.7
Green Nicola Freeman47111.0+2.6
Conservative Peter Smith2084.9−0.6
Rejected ballots140.3
Majority 1112.6−13.3
Turnout 4,27432.1+4.1
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +11.0

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 "Sheffield 2002 election results (via WayBackMachine)". sheffield.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 8 August 2002. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 "Local elections: Sheffield, 2nd May 2002" . Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 "Sheffield Council Candidates, 2002" . Retrieved 26 October 2011.